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Critical minerals: five African countries at the heart of the UN's new support mechanism

Mapathé SOW7 October 20260100 views

The UN support mechanism includes Guinea, Madagascar, Nigeria, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Its assistance focuses on rules, safeguards and local value chains, but no funding allocation has been announced at this stage.

Critical minerals: Africa accelerates local processing with Chinese support

Mapathé SOW6 October 2026098 views

Processing facilities are multiplying in Africa, with China playing a growing role. The challenge is now to retain more value, skills and revenues locally.